I've done the right thing haven't i, be gentle

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Hi first time poster , not even worked out how to change my user name.
Just had a really difficult conversation with boyfriend about his drinking . Not easy lots of tears, he says he wants to change. I'm not naive and know he will only change if he wants to. Any positive stories for me .

How serious is his drinking?

Binges , can share a bottle of wine and be content. Other times it's a litre of spirits and looking for more

How long have you been together? Do you have children or pets or a mortgage?

Only a few months don't live together, no kids. Both mid forties

I'd walk away. It might be his wake up call and push him into sorting it out. Problem drinking is only ever a one way down escalator. It might stall and be ok for a while but it'll get worse before he confronts it. You don't need to be around for that.

A litre of spirits! That's 40 units in one go. It's hard to believe he'd be happy with 4 when he's sharing a bottle of wine - do you think he's topping up?

His health is seriously at risk if he's doing this, OP. Would he be honest with a doctor?

Sounds like my ex! He would binge drink every weekend (as would I, we were 20). A whole litre of spirits every time. I ended it because he was getting aggressive when drunk, and pushed me once (not even hard).

I hope it goes better for you than it did for us, but I would be very hesitant about this!

When he is on a binge he's topped up. But stayed at mine plenty and had no access to alcohol. He has been through a very bad time in his life , family loss, unemployment, but he is making positive changes on that side of things